OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators Transforming border bottlenecks into global gateways Harnessing Trade for Growth in the Mediterranean UN-PAM conference 30th May 2013

OECD TFIs Assessing the Impact of TF Measures on Trade Flows and Trade Costs Following the structure of the Draft Consolidated Negotiating Text Aiming to provide a basis for prioritizing trade facilitation actions by governments Helping mobilize technical assistance by donors in a targeted way OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate2

State of implementation -Income groups OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate3

Middle East and North Africa OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate4

Europe (outside the OECD area) and Central Asia OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate5

TFIs - other important findings  The impact of trade facilitation on trade volumes is equally important for exports as it is for imports  The combined effect of trade facilitation measures is 14.5% reduction of total trade costs for low income countries, 15.5% for lower middle income countries and 13.2% for upper middle income countries OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate6

3% 1.5% 2.3% 2.7% 2.2% 2.1% 1.2% 2.8% 2.4% 1% 2.1% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% DocumentsProceduresAutomation LICs LMICs UMICs OECD Impact on trade costs – potential reductions OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

Impact on trade costs – potential reductions OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

Thank you for your attention OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate9